DVD Review- Ceramics Handbuilding: Slab Construction

April 14, 2010

This video is an excellent introduction to the handbuilding process of pottery making. Mollie Favour’s simple, yet concise directions are easy enough for the beginning potter to start creating right away. Using simple tools-many direct from the kitchen-Favour instructs viewers in the production of several complete projects.

Favour demonstrates three very practical processes: throwing out a slab, combining coils and slabs, and spiral wedging. These basic actions equip new artists with the information they need to tackle the practical and inspiring handmade projects in the video. The projects include: a box with lid, a casserole, a vase, a bowl, a hanging basket and a tryptic. Basic materials, such as slip and glaze, are explained.

As a potter and pottery instructor, I give this video my highest recommendation. My students were inspired and I was pleased to see the studio filled with beautiful work as a result of screening this DVD.

Title: Ceramics Handbuilding: Slab Construction
Length: 27 min.
Price: $29.95

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Teresa Olson’s passion for ceramic arts began in the early 1980s. She received a bachelor’s of arts degree with an emphasis in fine arts from Alabama State University (ASU) in 2008, and her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout Alabama. Teresa studied with master potter Petra Goldman in Germany, and she also worked under Alabama folk potter Jane Brown before earning her degree. In addition, she studied with Christopher Greenman, Ph.D., at ASU and Scott Meyer, Ph.D., at the University of Montevallo. Teresa currently teaches pottery at Studio101 in Prattville, Ala. Visit www.Studio101Pottery.com for more information.